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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Personnel from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS
Department Office of the Fire Marshal charged an individual with setting a fire
to a vacant house in Laurel just days before.

At about 8:10 pm, Saturday, August 2, 2014, Firefighters
responded to a reported house fire in the 13700 block of Engleman Drive in Laurel.Fire/EMS units arrived to find a vacant
2-story single family home with fire showing from an attached garage.The fire was extinguished shortly after
arrival.

Fire Investigators reported to the scene and determined the
cause of the fire to be “incendiary.”

On August 4, personnel from the Office of the Fire Marshall charged
a 16-year-old juvenile male with 1st Degree Arson, 2nd
Degree Arson, Reckless Endangerment and Trespassing.

If found guilty, these charges potentially carry a maximum penalty in the juvenile
court system that could keep this individual in a juvenile facility until his
21st birthday.

LODD April 15, 2016

Fire Fighter/Medic Lieutenant John "Skillet" Ulmschneider

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